diff --git a/service/java/com/android/server/wifi/hal/WifiChipAidlImpl.java b/service/java/com/android/server/wifi/hal/WifiChipAidlImpl.java
index f380f91162..08ff59cd02 100644
--- a/service/java/com/android/server/wifi/hal/WifiChipAidlImpl.java
+++ b/service/java/com/android/server/wifi/hal/WifiChipAidlImpl.java
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public class WifiChipAidlImpl implements IWifiChip {
     private Context mContext;
     private SsidTranslator mSsidTranslator;
     private long mHalFeatureSet;
+    private boolean mGetUsableChannelsSupported = true;
 
     public WifiChipAidlImpl(@NonNull android.hardware.wifi.IWifiChip chip,
             @NonNull Context context, @NonNull SsidTranslator ssidTranslator) {
@@ -713,6 +714,7 @@ public List<WifiAvailableChannel> getUsableChannels(@WifiScanner.WifiBand int ba
         synchronized (mLock) {
             try {
                 if (!checkIfaceAndLogFailure(methodStr)) return null;
+                if (!mGetUsableChannelsSupported) return null;
                 WifiUsableChannel[] halChannels = mWifiChip.getUsableChannels(
                         frameworkToHalWifiBand(band),
                         frameworkToHalIfaceMode(mode),
@@ -727,7 +729,12 @@ ch.channel, halToFrameworkIfaceMode(ch.ifaceModeMask),
             } catch (RemoteException e) {
                 handleRemoteException(e, methodStr);
             } catch (ServiceSpecificException e) {
-                handleServiceSpecificException(e, methodStr);
+                if (e.errorCode == WifiStatusCode.ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED) {
+                    Log.w(TAG, methodStr + " is not supported by the HAL");
+                    mGetUsableChannelsSupported = false;
+                } else {
+                    handleServiceSpecificException(e, methodStr);
+                }
             } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
                 handleIllegalArgumentException(e, methodStr);
             }
diff --git a/service/tests/wifitests/src/com/android/server/wifi/hal/WifiChipAidlImplTest.java b/service/tests/wifitests/src/com/android/server/wifi/hal/WifiChipAidlImplTest.java
index f4104ab87f..72566b3589 100644
--- a/service/tests/wifitests/src/com/android/server/wifi/hal/WifiChipAidlImplTest.java
+++ b/service/tests/wifitests/src/com/android/server/wifi/hal/WifiChipAidlImplTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
@@ -29,8 +30,9 @@
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.inOrder;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.lenient;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.reset;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -46,7 +48,9 @@
 import android.hardware.wifi.WifiDebugRingBufferStatus;
 import android.hardware.wifi.WifiDebugRingBufferVerboseLevel;
 import android.hardware.wifi.WifiStatusCode;
+import android.net.wifi.WifiAvailableChannel;
 import android.net.wifi.WifiManager;
+import android.net.wifi.WifiScanner;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.os.ServiceSpecificException;
 
@@ -115,6 +119,42 @@ public void testGetIdServiceSpecificException() throws Exception {
         verify(mIWifiChipMock).getId();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testGetUsableChannelsNotSupportedIsCached() throws Exception {
+        doThrow(new ServiceSpecificException(WifiStatusCode.ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED))
+                .when(mIWifiChipMock).getUsableChannels(anyInt(), anyInt(), anyInt());
+
+        assertNull(mDut.getUsableChannels(
+                WifiScanner.WIFI_BAND_24_GHZ,
+                WifiAvailableChannel.OP_MODE_STA,
+                WifiAvailableChannel.FILTER_REGULATORY));
+        assertNull(mDut.getUsableChannels(
+                WifiScanner.WIFI_BAND_24_GHZ,
+                WifiAvailableChannel.OP_MODE_STA,
+                WifiAvailableChannel.FILTER_REGULATORY));
+
+        verify(mIWifiChipMock, times(1))
+                .getUsableChannels(anyInt(), anyInt(), anyInt());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetUsableChannelsTransientErrorIsNotCached() throws Exception {
+        doThrow(new ServiceSpecificException(WifiStatusCode.ERROR_BUSY))
+                .when(mIWifiChipMock).getUsableChannels(anyInt(), anyInt(), anyInt());
+
+        assertNull(mDut.getUsableChannels(
+                WifiScanner.WIFI_BAND_24_GHZ,
+                WifiAvailableChannel.OP_MODE_STA,
+                WifiAvailableChannel.FILTER_REGULATORY));
+        assertNull(mDut.getUsableChannels(
+                WifiScanner.WIFI_BAND_24_GHZ,
+                WifiAvailableChannel.OP_MODE_STA,
+                WifiAvailableChannel.FILTER_REGULATORY));
+
+        verify(mIWifiChipMock, times(2))
+                .getUsableChannels(anyInt(), anyInt(), anyInt());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test translation to WifiManager.WIFI_FEATURE_*
      */